KJV: For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
YLT: for He doth testify -- 'Thou art a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'
Darby: For it is borne witness, Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.
ASV: for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
μαρτυρεῖται | It is testified |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: μαρτυρέω Sense: to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration. |
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ὅτι | - |
Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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Σὺ | You [are] |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Nominative 2nd Person Singular Root: σύ Sense: you. |
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ἱερεὺς | a priest |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἱερεύς Sense: a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites. |
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αἰῶνα | age |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: αἰών Sense: for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity. |
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κατὰ | according to |
Parse: Preposition Root: κατά Sense: down from, through out. |
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τάξιν | order |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: τάξις Sense: an arranging, arrangement. |
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Μελχισέδεκ | of Melchizedek |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Μελχισέδεκ Sense: the king of Salem and priest of the most high God, who lived in the days of Abraham. |
Greek Commentary for Hebrews 7:17
Present passive indicative of μαρτυρεω martureō The author aptly quotes again Psalm 110:4. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Hebrews 7:17
The elders for the more common the fathers: the saints of the O.T. dispensation, many of whose names are recorded in this chapter. Εμαρτυρηθήσαν , lit. were borne witness to. God bore witness to them in the victory of their faith over all obstacles, and their characters and deeds as men of faith were recorded in Scripture. For this use of ματυρεῖν in the passive, see Acts 6:3; Acts 10:22; Acts 16:12; Romans 3:21; Hebrews 7:8, Hebrews 7:17. Notice that the statement in this verse does not begin the list of examples, which commences with Hebrews 11:4, but is closely attached to the definition in Hebrews 11:1as a comprehensive justification of it. [source]